Connecticut western news., 1887-04-13
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BIG FIRE IN BOSTON.
The State Printers Establishme L
 Des.royed-Loss, $15O,OOO.

The largest fire that has occurred in Boston for many months is that at the building on the corner of Milk and Oliver streets, and running through to Post-Ofice square. The loss will be about S15O, 900, but the most seri- ous feature is perhaps the consumption of State documents in the hands of the printers, and the annoyance to several State depart ments caused by the delay which must ensue | in getting out their reports. The entire upper floor and the second story were occupied by | Wright Potter, the State printers and upon | them the loss chiefly falls. In addition to large amount of job work, all the work on | State documents done since last October has | got to be reprinted.
 There were in the bindery waiting to be fin, lshed, l2,0OO volumes of the report of the | Board of Agriculture, ], ,75O copies of the Pri- son Commissioners report, and 500 pages of the fire insurance report. The loss on these works alone will be s1O,O0O Then there were the volumes of the public documents to be sent to other States, 800 in number. These were burned and the plates were destroyed | The plates of the second volume of the State census were also burned. Along the wall in Wright &Potters press room was complete edi. tion of the "Red Line Poets," all ready for the bindery. These are a total loss The loss to Wright $ Potter alone will foot up about $10O,0Oo, on which there was an insurance of but S63, 900. The State only loses stock of paper, always
 
 bookbinders, also suffer loss of S1O, ,OO0 but the chief loss here comes on several publishers | who had editions of books ready for binding. | The University Press loses S2, 900; Ticknor & | Co.,, S2, 900; c. O.. Soule, S1 800 on law book; Cupples, Upham & Co.,, s1, ,OOO; McCready Re- ! gister Company, S3,0O0: Earle & Mcdonald, 1000. Among the works destroyed was complete edition of the first volume of the Robinson bios raphy, including edition de | l,ere of 800 copies. Other losses were: George K. Paul & Co.,, dealers in brass and iron cast | ings, 9S Milk street, S5,0OO by water; J. W. | Wilson, bookbinder, large stock, which is a total loss; Allen Governor Company, loss un- | known.
 The fire originated on the premises of Wright < Potter, on the second floor, and swept through the building in few minutes. The l fire found plenty to feed upon and burned | fercely. The fremen were driven from the interior of the building, and some of them mar rowly escaped burning. AS soon as the win dows in the front and rear were broken the flames rushed with great rapidity from one end | to the other, shooting several yards into the 1 street. So quick was their spread that several ladders caught fire before they could be moved, | and in short time the entire building was enreloped in fire. When finally got under con- 1 trol hardly more than the bare walls remained standing. Most of tn e insurance was placed in | New York and Boston companies. Tho building was owned by Lewis Cabot and insured for | $50,OOO.